Welcome to my practice
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
I have over 15 years of experience in the field of mental health, serving children and families.
I have Master of Science (M.S.) in Counseling, Child and Family Counseling Option, from California State University in Hayward. I have continued my professional education through various sources that offer mental health or behavioral health education and training.
I am also a certified kindergarten teacher in my native Finland.
Clinical Training
My clinical training includes:
- Family systems therapies
- Solution focused therapy
- Couples therapy
- Play therapy
- Sand tray therapy
- Infant mental health
- Trauma treatment
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Therapy for children and persons who have developmental delays or disabilities including Autism spectrum disorders
- Mindfulness training
- Treatment of substance abuse and other addictive behavior problems. I use these skills in treatment of persons who are in recovery or have co-occurring disorder of addiction and mental health disorder.